Alan on Monday in Staunton.

Tracker Alan with U.S. Senate candidate George Allen.

News reports from:
- Staunton News Leader by Calvin Trice
- Waynesboro News Virginian by Bob Stuart
- NBC 29 by Ken Slack

Update: Fishersville Mike has posted his take on being a tracker….

Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell except as noted
2 May 2011

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Lynn R. Mitchell

As SWAC Girl (an acronym for Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta County), Lynn has been writing in the Virginia political blogosphere since 2006. Active in area politics, she has coordinated campaigns and served in leadership for the past decade. The Shenandoah Valley of Virginia is one of the most beautiful places to call home ... the Republican Party carries her beliefs.

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10 Responses to "George Allen’s Democratic tracker"

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   Jason Johnson May 3, 2011 14:01 pm

   Are trackers paid campaign staff or just volunteers? Being a tracker would be such a boring assignment for a volunteer.

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   Tyler Spires May 3, 2011 14:09 pm

   usually the state party pays for the trackers.

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   Steve Vaughan May 3, 2011 14:18 pm

   Jason: I don’t know about that. First, being a tracker give you a look at how the other half live and thinks, which would have to deepen your understanding of how politics works. So that could be fascinating. Second, the last guy who tracked Allen got made world famous. (Okay, maybe not WORLD famous, but sort of famous). Beats stuffing envelopes.

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   Mason May 3, 2011 14:49 pm

   I agree with Steve. This is a great job. You learn a lot, and who knows – you could record one of those infamous moments that puts you on the party map.

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   Jason Johnson May 3, 2011 16:53 pm

   I’m sure it would be fascinating–initially–but to hear the same stump speech over and over with little variation? For me, that would get old quickly.

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   Steve Vaughan May 3, 2011 17:38 pm

   “I’m sure it would be fascinating–initially–but to hear the same stump speech over and over with little variation? For me, that would get old quickly.”

   Welcome to a reporter’s life;-) Some of them change it up now and then. Allen isn’t one of them. The only time he gets off script is if the pages get stuck together. I guess the one time he did get off script he got in trouble for it, so that’s probably a good policy. Doug Wilder, on the other hand, really never gave the same speech twice.

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   James "turbo" Cohen May 3, 2011 20:06 pm

   I do not see what is such a big deal about trackers. In Va-2 the dem tracker David is actually a decent guy who was doing his job. He was simply doing his job. If you are not comfortable with a kid pointing a minicam at you then consider another line of work.

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   Lee Talley May 4, 2011 00:40 am

   I wonder though how many trackers have crossed over to our Party over the last few cycles… hearing good idea’s long enough has to have some impact on you.

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   James "turbo" Cohen May 4, 2011 10:18 am

   Ben the smelly gop tracker is well known among the DP.

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